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Saratoga Summer Song + Heart Like a Wheel, songs in the news.

Posted February 20th, 2011 by Anna

Feb 20 2011

A number of people have asked about the Saratoga Summer Song after hearing Teddy Thompson sing it at the Celebration of Kate McGarrigle in London, June 2010. He killed it. Kate wrote it around 1970 after she and Roma Baran had migrated from Montreal to Saratoga Springs NY, home of the Caffe Lena. Kate’s version of it exists on a solo demo of her songs from 1971. The demo was presented to Warner Bros and though she was not signed at that time a copy of the tape remained in their vault. We’re very happy to say that Nonesuch will soon be releasing our first 2 Warner recordings, ‘Kate & Anna McGarrigle’ and ‘Dancer with Bruised Knees,’ all beautifully remastered by Joe Boyd and John Wood. Also included in this deluxe edition will be the great Kate solo demo from 1971 and some songs by the 2 of us from 1974 just prior to being signed and a couple of them also have Roma Baran playing guitar and singing. There will be short pieces written by Joe, Greg Prestopino and myself. In the meantime I’ve posted this video of Teddy from last June. Thank you Studio 54 for filming it.

Bruce Driscoll aka The King of Nowhere sent me the link to his sweet version of HLW. Not sure there’s an actual recording. Here’s KofN facebook page.
Heart Like a Wheel – The King of Nowhere 2011

New Cover!Heart Like a Wheel – Katie Moore from her album Montebello. This week, I was a guest on CBC’s Q with Jian Ghomeshi and Katie Moore who was the musical guest sang HLW with her band. I was knocked out. She is beatific.

This is wonderful, I was fortunate enough to be the young dishwasher at Lena’s when Kate and Roma first arrived with the Penny Lang Band. Kate and Roma were so good, I’m really looking forward to the demo from 1971. Perhaps ‘Oh Poppa’ is on it. That song and “travellin on for Jesus’ Still sound in my head.

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